Looking at where its 34-point win puts Texas before March Madness

Texas basketball is playing well at the right time.

The Texas Longhorns bullied the West Virginia Mountaineers, 94-60. Entering the game, betting line setters predicted Texas to win by less than they did in Morgantown. Rodney Terry’s team took that personally.

Coming as no surprise, Sir’Jabari Rice performed well for the home crowd. His 24-point night off the bench included making five of six field goals and all 10 free throw attempts.

Rice, Marcus Carr and Arterio Morris shot a combined 8-for-12 from the three point line, while Timmy Allen went 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Allen and Rice helped lead the team to 24-for-25 from the charity stripe.

Sitting at 20-5, Texas is now solidly in the hunt for a Top 3 seed with six games to play. On top of that, the team is playing well heading into the stretch run.

Should Texas finish 4-2, it would likely finish as a No. 2 or 3 seed at 24-7. Should the team close even more impressively, it could inch toward the top line.

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